A friend and reader pointed out that the cover of my latest book project appears to indicate the man/husband is accusing her of doing something silly. In the story though I’m the one uttering the sentence, I’m also the one who’s done something silly. The cover as is could turn off a lot of potential readers, so I need to change it fast as wheels are in motion with the existing one.

What do you think of, “Honest Honey That’s How It Happened!” as a replacement title or something similar? Below is the current one for reference…

I’d really appreciate your feedback.

With Love,

Russ

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My wife and I have been married since 1979. We have 3 adult children and 4 young grandsons. I manage a wealth management firm I founded in 2003. My Beloved is a Special Education teacher for Kindergartners and First Graders. I'm a published author of 23 books in a variety of genres for grownups and children. In addition to my family, friends, investing, and writing, my passions include reading, watching classic movies, experiencing waves crashing on rocky shores, hiking in ancient redwood forests, and enjoying our small redwood grove and fern garden.

Hello Russ, honestly- to me it looks like the husband is explaining to the wife about something HE did, not her. But I agree that the title may be alittle confusing. “Honest Honey That’s How It Happened!” is a better choice. It reflects to body language of the artwork. Hope this helps. Best, Joan

The artwork to me, portrays a man explaining something to a woman who seems to be considering it. “Honest Honey That’s How It Happened!” sounds perfect to accompany the scenario you are describing. Hope this helps, Joan

Or you could just leave it as a title not as a speech bubble. The faces look like they both could be saying it. Just leave the little flick at the bottom of the speech bubble…. The other title is fine too but you could always argue who said what really….

WHen I read the original I thought the art work captured that the man was trying to explain himself and the wife was eye rolling her exasperation. Never occurred to me to read more into it. But if someone pointed it out, someone else will probably do the same. THe change looks good for that reason. 🙂

Thank you, Colleen. Based on the feedback I’ve received it appears that less that half of those who commented on it took it as the man making fun of the woman, but I believe the new title removes all doubt, and is more likely to attract many of the people who would have been turned off by the earlier one.

Thank you, Colleen. Based on the feedback I’ve received it appears that less that half of those who commented on it took it as the man making fun of the woman, but I believe the new title removes all doubt, and is more likely to attract many of the people who would have been turned off by the earlier one.

I agree, it does look like he is accusing her, maybe just change the comment bubble to reflect that she is the one saying it, and you could keep the title….
I think that would solve a few things….you would not have to change the title.